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How equipped is children’s social work for digital safeguarding?

Community Care

Social work skills and training gaps However, echoing previous research, (SCIE/BASW, 2019), interviewees said their workforces were not sufficiently digitally skilled, and that current case management systems were not able to adapt to the ways in which children communicate.

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Council takes children’s services back from country’s first trust

Community Care

Though the council had implemented a “robust contract management cycle” since taking ownership of the trust in 2019, the report said current governance arrangements limited the authority’s ability to challenge poor performance. Unmet need. First children’s trust.

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Reforms would require ‘unfeasible’ boost to social work numbers without system change, says report

Community Care

Councils would require an “unfeasible” increase in adult social work numbers to implement the government’s care reforms unless they change systems, according to a report last week. “This increase in productivity could enable authorities to manage a proportion of the additional demand being forecast.”

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11 Great Benefits of Being a Social Worker: Making a Positive Impact

Social Work Haven

There are a wide range of job positions available in various settings, including healthcare, education, mental health, government agencies, private practice, counseling centers, research organisations and more. This aspect of the profession allows social workers to engage in meaningful social change on both micro and macro levels.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support. Researcher : Some social workers engage in research to better understand social issues, evaluate programs, and inform policy development.

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Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies

Social Work Haven

Typically, assessments are perspectives constructed at a particular time and place, and include the following elements (Parker, 2013): Preparation , planning , and engagement involve working with the individual requiring support to introduce the need to perform an assessment and agree on how the social worker will carry it out.

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Macro Social Work Theories & Their Implications for Social Work Practice

Social Work Haven

Examples of macro social work include: policy analysis and advocacy, community organising, program evaluation, developing and managing community-based programs, working with government agencies, and conducting research. Exchange Theory examines the ways in which people engage in mutually beneficial exchanges of goods and services.